Saturday, 23 February 2013

True legends are made of this

Welcome to Upton Park

Even in this era where everything is talked up to the point
of being ‘sensational’, ‘unprecedented’ and ‘legendary’, there are moments when we get to appreciate what
true legendary status means. In our lifetimes we have experienced Charlton,
Best and Moore to go with International phenomena of Pele, Beckenbauer, Cruyff
and Maradona, and yes from today’s crop, Messi and Ronaldo.

Another good day at the office

It would be churlish to try and sum up what made Bobby so
special, but equally, one cannot overlook his unusual capacity to read and
predict a game couple with a precision of timing that gave him such presence on
the field of play. Today’s coaches, including our own present incumbent, might
have judged the young Moore a little short for a centre half, but thankfully
the coaches at West Ham back then knew better.

Even legends have to endure training fads

The seasons come and go, relegations and promotions, with cup
runs and occasional forays into Europe, but Bobby forever remains in our
consciousness.